Feb 24th 2021
This Week in Google 600
Jalapeño
Facebook calls truce in Australia, Pixel saves a man's life, Fry's is done, Gamestop doubles again
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 22:00 UTC.
- Facebook to reverse news ban on Australian sites, government to make amendments to media bargaining code
- Murdoch’s law and the net
- GameStop shares soar more than 100% amid executive shuffle
- Trump reportedly appealed to FB Oversight Board
- Sheryl Sandberg and Top Facebook Execs Silenced an Enemy of Turkey to Prevent a Hit to the Company’s Business
- Taco Bell chicken sandwich/taco! Pickled jalapeño > pickle
- A second Google A.I. researcher says the company fired her
- Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long?
- Alphabet in talks with Spanish publishers to bring Google News back, sources say
- Biden admin plans executive order to address chip-shortage woes
- Google Pixel phone saved an unconscious man from being trapped in an overturned vehicle for hours
- Google-linked smart city plan ditched in Portland
- Samsung now updates Android for longer than Google does
- It's the End of an Era: Fry's Calls It Quits
- Birders fighting over celeb birds on Twitter
- Dorsey says Twitter needs to go all-in on subs
- California can finally enforce its landmark net neutrality law, judge rules
- YouTube to Let Parents Set Up Supervised Accounts for Kids Under 13
- Google surfacing lightweight HTML5 games in Discover, Chrome around the world
- Android’s latest update will let you schedule texts, secure your passwords, and more
- Apple TV App Is Now Available on Chromecast With Google TV
- Jetpack Compose enters beta, making Android UI development easier
- Google is bringing games to Android Auto, and no, it’s not Stadia
- Google Calendar now lets you set split working hours, repeating OOO entries
- Google Chat website getting a Gmail-like redesign with Hangouts-style chat windows
Picks:
- Stacey: Ting Fire Safety
- Jeff: The music industry makes more money but has more mouths to feed
- Ant: "W" is for Whack
- Leo: Lena @ Things Of Interest
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Links
- Facebook to reverse news ban on Australian sites, government to make amendments to media bargaining code - ABC News
- Jarvis on ABC Oz on the code
- GameStop shares soar more than 100% amid executive shuffle
- Trump reportedly appealed to FB Oversight Board
- Sheryl Sandberg and Top Facebook Execs Silenced an Enemy of Turkey to Prevent a Hit to the Company’s Business
- Taco Bell chicken sandwich/taco! Pickled jalapeno > pickle
- Second AI researcher says she was fired
- Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? | Paygo
- Alphabet in talks with Spanish publishers to bring Google News back, sources say
- Biden admin plans executive order to address chip-shortage woes
- Google Pixel phone saved an unconscious man from being trapped in overturned vehicle for hours
- Google-linked smart city plan ditched in Portland
- Samsung now updates Android for longer than Google does
- RIP Fry's
- Birders fighting over celeb birds on Twitter
- Dorsey says Twitter needs to go all in on subs
- Net neutrality law to take effect in CA
- YouTube to Let Parents Set Up Supervised Accounts for Kids Under 13 - Variety
- Google surfacing lightweight HTML5 games in Discover, Chrome around the world
- Android’s latest update will let you schedule texts, secure your passwords and more
- Apple TV App Is Now Available on Chromecast With Google TV
- Jetpack Compose enters beta, making Android UI development easier
- Google is bringing games to Android Auto, and no, it’s not Stadia
- Google Calendar now lets you set split working hours, repeating OOO entries
- Google Chat website getting Gmail-like redesign with Hangouts-style chat windows
- Ting Fire Sensor
- Good #s from former Spotify exec
- "W" is for Whack
- Laughing At JammerB (33min mark)
- Lena @ Things Of Interest